Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

Mad Scientist:Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

Mad Scientist:Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

Mad Scientist:Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

Thudfark:Mad Scientist: Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

stuffy:Considering that thing you were about to fly was just as likely to kill you as anything the enemy would throw at you. Understandable.

German aircraft were technologically superior. Fokker F VII were specifically named in the Versailles Treaty as aircraft Germany was to never produce again.

Some British planes were such miserable beasts to fly that their pilots deliberately crashed them to avoid having to take them out again. Others were designed to be 'stable' meaning, 'no manouverability'. They were simply flying death traps.

TXEric - I thought it was Flashheart from BlackAdder the Third, but I could be wrong.Not wrong about this - "Always treat your kite like you treat your woman!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nezEfrpO-jk I'm sticking a NSFW tag on this link, Just 'Cuz...Khazar-Khum - yes the famed Sopwith Camel, said to have killed more British pilots than the Germans (due to the rotary right. (Spin the whole engine and turns in one direction are quick!) I had read that the Sopwith One-and-a-Half Strutter was so stable one was found landed with a dead pilot. Had just flown itself out of gas and glided on down....

Khazar-Khum:stuffy: Considering that thing you were about to fly was just as likely to kill you as anything the enemy would throw at you. Understandable.

German aircraft were technologically superior. Fokker F VII were specifically named in the Versailles Treaty as aircraft Germany was to never produce again.

Some British planes were such miserable beasts to fly that their pilots deliberately crashed them to avoid having to take them out again. Others were designed to be 'stable' meaning, 'no manouverability'. They were simply flying death traps.

Fokker F VII was an Airliner built in the 20's the treaty was signed in 1919.

Space Station Wagon:Khazar-Khum: stuffy: Considering that thing you were about to fly was just as likely to kill you as anything the enemy would throw at you. Understandable.

German aircraft were technologically superior. Fokker F VII were specifically named in the Versailles Treaty as aircraft Germany was to never produce again.

Some British planes were such miserable beasts to fly that their pilots deliberately crashed them to avoid having to take them out again. Others were designed to be 'stable' meaning, 'no manouverability'. They were simply flying death traps.

Fokker F VII was an Airliner built in the 20's the treaty was signed in 1919.

FloydA:Space Station Wagon: Khazar-Khum: stuffy: Considering that thing you were about to fly was just as likely to kill you as anything the enemy would throw at you. Understandable.

German aircraft were technologically superior. Fokker F VII were specifically named in the Versailles Treaty as aircraft Germany was to never produce again.

Some British planes were such miserable beasts to fly that their pilots deliberately crashed them to avoid having to take them out again. Others were designed to be 'stable' meaning, 'no manouverability'. They were simply flying death traps.

Fokker F VII was an Airliner built in the 20's the treaty was signed in 1919.

Khazar-Khum:stuffy: Considering that thing you were about to fly was just as likely to kill you as anything the enemy would throw at you. Understandable.

German aircraft were technologically superior. Fokker F VII were specifically named in the Versailles Treaty as aircraft Germany was to never produce again.

Some British planes were such miserable beasts to fly that their pilots deliberately crashed them to avoid having to take them out again. Others were designed to be 'stable' meaning, 'no manouverability'. They were simply flying death traps.

DupeOfURL:TXEric - I thought it was Flashheart from BlackAdder the Third, but I could be wrong.Not wrong about this - "Always treat your kite like you treat your woman!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nezEfrpO-jk I'm sticking a NSFW tag on this link, Just 'Cuz...Khazar-Khum - yes the famed Sopwith Camel, said to have killed more British pilots than the Germans (due to the rotary right. (Spin the whole engine and turns in one direction are quick!) I had read that the Sopwith One-and-a-Half Strutter was so stable one was found landed with a dead pilot. Had just flown itself out of gas and glided on down....

The Camel was a great aircraft to fly, once you knew how to fly.

The thing was... during the darkest times the Allies were losing pilots faster than they could train them, which led to shorter training periods and heavier losses and a greater need of replacement pilots which led to shorter training periods and heavier losses...

Can't believe that for much of the war both sides flew these ramshackle, highly flammable, heavily armed death traps without wearing parachutes. Desk jockey generals felt they parachutes would lead to a loss of offensive ardor. No wonder they had to replace pilots so often.

Also, I'm going to take this opportunity to recommend a series of books called, The Bandy Papers. Anyone who enjoyed George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman series will appreciate the the historical research the author, Donald Jack put into his work. Plus they're as funny as shiat. Bartholomew Bandy isn't as much of a cad or villain as Flashman (he's Canadian), but he is a giant clod... and a WWI fighter pilot. The first three books are the best and tell a complete story... bowing to publishers' pressure, Jack wrote several others that took place post-war and aren't really as interesting.

DupeOfURL:TXEric - I thought it was Flashheart from BlackAdder the Third, but I could be wrong.Not wrong about this - "Always treat your kite like you treat your woman!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nezEfrpO-jk I'm sticking a NSFW tag on this link, Just 'Cuz...Khazar-Khum - yes the famed Sopwith Camel, said to have killed more British pilots than the Germans (due to the rotary right. (Spin the whole engine and turns in one direction are quick!) I had read that the Sopwith One-and-a-Half Strutter was so stable one was found landed with a dead pilot. Had just flown itself out of gas and glided on down....

Flashheart shows up in Series 2 in the first episode when Blackadder was going to marry Bob the girl pretending to be a boy. He then pops up in Series 4 as Squadron Commander the Lord Flashheart, head of the "20 Minuters". That's where your video came from. It's probably my favorite episode of the whole show, because he's just absurdly outrageous the whole time. The only other one that comes close might be the one with the actors from 3rd season.

phyrkakr - I stand corrected. Third didn't "seem right" but since the Germans were bombing Pearl harbor I just went with it.Malik Sardonis - allow me to recommend this http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/or read some about it here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Rhinebeck_AerodromeBoris S. Wort - yes the key being living long enough to learn how to fly it.... That whole flying a giant gyroscope thing. Then add being shot at (from both air AND ground).